Ted Hughes. First American edition, second printing. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1971. Both price-clipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in this copy, 84 pp. Complete number line on last page: 71-2. The jacket has chipping along the edges and spine. No writing or markings found in the book, 84 pp.
The first U.S. edition, has seven additional poems to Faber's original edition published the previous year (1970).
A sharp, clean copy of Ted Hughes’s stark and haunting masterpiece, Crow, marking a pivotal shift in postwar British poetry. This is the second printing of the first American edition, as noted by the number line on the final page: 71 72 73 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. The jacket bears the original Harper & Row date code “0371” (March 1971), confirming its early place in the publication run.
Very Good Plus in a price-clipped dust jacket: tight binding, bright boards, light toning to edges, and a clean, unmarked interior. Jacket shows minor edgewear but retains vibrant color and design.
One of Hughes’s most influential and experimental works, merging myth, violence, and black comedy into a poetic mythos that reshaped his career.
